Read a book about urban farming, sustainable agriculture, or American food policy (200 pages +, not an audiobook) and grow an edible plant. Post a 100 word response to the book and a picture of your plant. Recipes and photos of what you cook with your plant are encouraged but totally optional. If you can't grow a plant, read at least 3 children's books that are set on a farm or in a garden with a child of the appropriate age and post which one was your favorite, which was the child's favorite and why.

dmlk413: Read a non-fiction book about Africa or the Middle East (history, politics, geography, etc). The book can be about a particular country or the region in general. Post your thoughts on the book and whether or not the book impacted your impressions/opinions regarding this part of the world.

pacfan20: Many NBCers have their Goodreads shelves linked in their siggy. Pick a nestie and read one of her 5-star books and one of her 1-star books (or 2-star if she doesn’t have a 1-star). Report back on which nestie you picked, what you thought of the books and how your ratings compared to the nestie you picked.

Read2me:This task is inspired by a Jeopardy category. You will have to read two books- the last word(s) of one title will be the first word(s) of the second. For example:

anelms: experience a book two ways.First read a book and then either listen to the audio book, watch the movie based on the book, read the comic book based on the book, etc.

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1. There is no need to sign up. I post check-ins on the Nest Book Club Board every Monday.2. If you miss a check-in on Monday just check in the following week with both totals.3. You may only use 1 Book for each task and that book can only be used for 1 catagory.4. Audio books count unless it is for a # of pages read task.5. Each book must be over 100 pages. Try to keep books under 200 pages to 5 point tasks.6. The first 5 finishers (more in the case of a tie of course) will be asked to pick our 25 point tasks for the next challenge.7. Rereads count unless otherwise stated.8.If you have at the most 50% of a book you started prior to the beginning of the current challenge it may be counted towards your point total (if it meets the criteria for one the tasks).9.Small adjustments can be made to the categories but try to stick as close to the task as possible...if you aren't sure feel free to ask.10.It's fine to change your mind about which books you plan to use for which task at any point.11. If you have other questions feel free to page me on the board or email me at bookchallenge09@gmail.com12. Other than these rules just have fun.